UC Davis Department of Entomology

News from the Department of Entomology

2012: February ~ January ~

2011: December ~ November ~ October ~ September ~ August ~ July ~ June ~ May ~ April ~ March ~ February ~ January

2010: December ~ November ~ October ~September ~ August ~ July ~ June ~ May ~ April ~ March ~ February ~ January

2009: December ~ November ~ October ~ September ~ August ~ July ~ June ~ May ~ April ~ March ~ February ~ January

2008: December ~ November ~ October ~ September ~ August ~ July ~ June ~ May ~ April ~ March ~ February ~ January

2007: December ~ November ~ October ~ September ~ August ~ July ~ June ~ May ~ April ~ March ~ February ~ January

News Archives

Entomology Newsletters ~ Bohart Newsletters ~ From the UC Apiaries ~ Bee Briefs ~ Bug Squad
UC Davis Entomology Department Ranked One of Best in World; See Honors, Awards

February 2012

Jamesina Scott to Talk About Little Known Mosquito at Departmental Seminar on Feb. 15 (Feb. 7)

UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Set Feb. 12 (Feb. 6)

Philip DeVries to Speak on 'What Butterflies Tell Us About Tropical Diversity' (Feb. 3)

Damian Elias: 'Multimodal Communcation in Jumping Spiders (Feb. 1)

January 2012

T’ai Roulston: Pollen as a Resource For Pollinators: What Governs Quality (Jan. 25)

Bee Scientists at UC Davis Department of Entomology to Speak at Pollinator Workshop (Jan. 25)

Amanda Izzo to Give Presentation on How Wasps Select Their Mates (Jan. 24)

Message from the Chair: Michael Parrella (Jan. 24)

Bruce Hammock Delivers Riker Memorial Lecture (Jan. 23)

Northern California Entomology Society Meets Feb. 2; Program on Parasitic Flies, European Grapevine Moth, Western Flower Thrips (Jan. 19)

Mary Louise Flint: Urban Entomology Seminar (Jan. 19)

Walter Leal to Speak at Workshop on Research and Educational Opportunities with Latin America (Jan. 19)

Neal Williams Invited to Speak in Japan at International Symposium on Pollination (Jan. 18)

Eric Mussen Quoted in Washington Times on Parasitic Fly of Honey Bee (Jan. 17)

Thomas Seeley Seminars on Honey Bees Set Jan. 19 and Jan. 20 (Jan. 10)

Judit Hersko to Give Presentation Jan. 18 in Alumni Center; UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program (Jan. 10)

Former Alcatraz Inmate to Speak to UC Davis Entomology Club (Jan. 10)

Anurag Agrawal to Speak on 'Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Defenses' on Jan. 18 (Jan. 10)

Honey Bees Among the Topics at Animal Behavior Graduate Group Seminar Series (Jan. 10)

Professor Art Shapiro Wins Again: Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest (Jan. 9)

Joe DeRisi to Speak on His Malaria and Honey Bee Research on Jan. 9 in the Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility (Jan. 6)

Bohart Museum Open House on Jan. 14: “A New Year, a New Bug: How Insects Are Discovered” (Jan. 6)

Federally Funded Grant that Supports the UC Davis Biomolecular Technology Trianing Program Is Renewed; Principal Investigator Is Bruce Hammock (Jan. 5)

Evolution and Ecology: Seminar Speakers for Winter Quarter Announced (Jan. 5)

Three Decades of Beekeeping: Not Business as Usual (Eric Mussen and Susan Cobey to Address American Honey Producers Association Convention) (Jan. 3)

December 2011

Denise Ferkey to Speak on Nematodes at First-of-the-Quarter Departmental Seminar (Dec. 28)

Emeritus Professor Richard Rice Dies; Known for Pest Management in Tree Fruit and Nut Crops (Dec. 28)

Marvin Kinsey, Former Researcher in Department of Entomology, Passes Away; Memorial Scholarship Fund Set Up to Benefit Entomology Students (Dec. 23)

Bah, Humbug! No, Bug Wreath. Yuletime Is Bug Time at the Bohart Museum of Entomology (Dec. 23)

Susan Cobey's Specialized Bee Classes at UC Davis Filled; Offering More in Washington State (Dec. 23)

Chemical Ecologist Walter Leal Elected Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (Dec. 20)

Beer for a Butterfly: Professor Art Shapiro Announces Contest Rules (Dec. 20)

'Mosquito Man' Robert Washino Completes 38 Years of Service to Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District (Dec.13)

Nobel Laureates on Podium with Pamela Ronald, Plant Pathology, at Innate Immunity Symposium on Jan. 25 (Dec. 13)

'Insects in the Winter Wonderland': Theme of Bohart Museum Open House (Dec. 12)

Speakers for Department's Winter Seminar Series Announced (Dec. 7)

'Entomology's Most Wanted': Nicholas Herold and Emily Bzdyk's Prize-Winning T-Shirt (Dec. 1)

November 2011 (See fall seminars)

Native Bee Calendar: The Work of UC Alumni to Benefit Non-Profit Organizations (Nov. 30)

UC Scientists Receive Grant to Study Digger Bee Pollination Ecology and Conservation (Nov. 30)

Cabinets of Curiosity: A Scientific Art Show in Davis (Nov. 22)

UC Davis Entomology Faculty Honored at ESA Meeting (Nov. 21)

UC Davis Entomology Graduate Students Do Well at ESA Meeting (Nov. 21)

A Tribute to Harry Kaya at ESA Meeting (Nov. 21)

Photos from the ESA Meeting (Nov. 21)

Honey Event a Success: Listen to Talks on UCTV (Nov. 20)

Giving Thanks for Bugs; Open House at Bohart Museum on Nov. 19 (Nov. 17)

Wanted: Students to Study 'Genetic Engineering and Society: The Case of Transgenic Pests' (Nov. 17)

Dengue Exert Kathryn Hanley to Discuss 'Fevers from the Forest' (Nov. 15)

UC Davis Department of Entomology in Spotlight at ESA Meeting (Nov. 10)

Hissers Are a Big Hit at Bohart Museum of Entomology; Next Weekend Open House is Nov. 19 (Nov. 10)

Apiculturist/Bee Wrangler Norman Gary Featured on Nov. 11 TV Show (Nov. 10)

Brian Johnson, Eric Mussen and Susan Cobey to Speak at California State Beekeepers' Association Convention (Nov. 10)

Neal Williams Lab Featured in Nature (Nov. 10)

Malaria Investigator Shirley Luckhart Receives Grand Challenges Exploration Funding (Nov. 7)

Renowned Ant Specialist Brian Fisher to Deliver Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Center (Nov. 1)

'Why Flies Are Fantastic' Topic of Nor Cal Entomology Society Meeting (Nov. 1)

Plant Health Experts to Discuss Pests, Diseases That Threaten U.S. Agriculture (Nov. 1)

October 2011 (See fall seminars)

Lynn Kimsey Spoltighted in National Science Foundation's Live Science (Oct. 27)

Norm Gary and the Beez Kneez in Final Performance (Oct. 25)

Bugs at the Bohart--A Pre-Halloween Open House (Oct. 20)

Alex Wild: How to Take Better Insect Photographs (Oct. 20)

Beekeepers Invited to Enter Best Honey Contest at UC Davis Conference Center (Oct. 14)

Franklin's Bumble Bee Proving to Be Elusive (Oct. 14)

Michael Parrella Selected Recipient of ESA's Distinguished Achievement Award in Horticultural Entomology (Oct. 12)

Walter Leal: Recipient of ESA's Nan-Yao Su Award for Innovation and Creativity in Entomology (Oct. 12)

Frances Sivakoff: Lecture on Lygus Bug Research (Oct. 11)

Heather Wilson's ESA Video, "I Wanna Be an Entomologist," Going Viral (Oct. 11)

Honeybee Trio of Vacaville to Perform at "Honey!" Event at UC Davis Conference Center (Oct. 7)

Lynn Kimsey to Discuss Indonesian Collecting Trip (Oct. 5)

IPM Specialist Frank Zalom to Address Global Group in Berlin (Oct. 4)

UC Davis Alum Stephen Buchmann Co-Authors Bee Basics Booklet (Oct. 3)

September 2011

Want to Help Create a Tiled Bench for the Shields Oak Grove? (Sept. 30)

Behind the Scenes: The Creation of the Revised Bohart Museum of Entomology Website (Sept. 30)

They Came, They Caught, They Collected and They Curated (Sept. 26)

Eric Mussen Featured in American Bee Journal (Sept. 23)

Groundbreaking Research: Habitat Productivity Does Not Predict Diversity of Plant Species (Sept. 22)

Susan Cobey to Present Keynote Address at Beekeeping Congress in Argentina (Sept. 20)

Kelli Hoover's Piece in Science Named to Faculty of 1000 (Sept. 17)

How to Catch, Collect and Curate Bugs: First in Series of Weekend Openings at Bohart Museum (Sept. 16)

Franklin's Bumble Bee May Soon Be Listed as Endangered (Sept. 13)

Department of Entomology Announces Fall Seminars (Sept. 9)

Eric Mussen to Address Western Apicultural Society Meeting in Hawaii (Sept. 9)

Danica Maxwell Receives US Mexus Grant to Study Leafminer Pest (Sept. 7)

Frank Zalom on Path to Presidency of 6000-Member Entomological Society of America; Four-Year Board Commitment (Sept. 1)

August 2011

How to Catch, Collect and Curate Bugs: First Program at Bohart Museum of Entomology (Sept. 16, 2011)

Danielle Wishon: 'The Girl Who Grew Up Loving Insects' Receives Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award (Aug. 26)

Royal Visit to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility (Aug. 24)

UC Davis Entomologist Lynn Kimsey Discovers New Species of Wasp: Gigantic Wasp with Long, Powerful Jaws (Aug. 19)

Awards and Honors, UC Davis Department of Entomology (Aug. 15)

Janet Brown-Simmons and Melissa "Missy" Borel Win Distinguished Service Awards (Aug. 11)

What the Signs Tell Us in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (Aug. 11)

Walter Leal to Share Podium with Four Nobel Prize Winners at Event Celebrating International Year of Chemistry (Aug. 8)

Bohart Museum Displaying Bee and Butterfly Specimens at Solano County Fair Through Aug. 7 (Aug. 4)

Celebration of Honey Set Oct. 21: Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science; UC Davis Entomologists Involved (Aug. 1)

July 2011

Eric Mussen to Talk Bee Health Tonight (July 28) on PBS NewsHour (July 28)

Thomas Sparks, First Graduate Student of Bruce Hammock, to Receive Coveted International Award (July 28)

Africanized Bees Confirmed in Modesto: 'Isolated Case' Says Extension Apiculturist Eric Mussen (July 27)

Janet Brown-Simmons, Shirley Gee, Melissa "Missy" Borel Named Recipients of Citations for Excellence (July 18)

Ninth Annual Water Balloon Battle: 15 Minutes of Aim (July 15)

Zain Syed Accepts Faculty Position at University of Notre Dame (July 14)

Eat More Kale, Walnuts and Wild Salmon, Reseachers Say (Angela Zivkovic, Natalie Telis, J. Bruce German and Bruce Hammock) (July 14)

Walter Leal to Evaluate European Commission's Malaria Vector Biology and Control Program (July 11)

James R. Carey, Diane E. Ullman Named Fellows of the Entomological Society of America (July 6)

Honey Bee Researcher/Apiculturist Brian R. Johnson Joins UC Davis Department of Entomology Faculty (July 5)

Are You Ready To Get Wet? Mark Your Calendars for Bruce Hammock's Ninth Annual Water Balloon Battle at Briggs, Set Friday, July 15 (July 5)

June 2011

Ecologist Scott Carroll Co-Author of "Don't Judge Species on Their Origins," Published in Nature (June 21)

Queen of Sun Showing at Davis; Bee Community Urged to Get Involved (June 16)

Brazilian Immunologist/Educator Manoel Barral to Visit UC Davis Campus June 20 to Launch 'Science Without Borders' Project (June 13)

Kathy Keatley Garvey Wins Four Communications Awards from ACE (June 13)

National Public Radio Featuring Thomas Scott Lab and Research on Dengue in Iquitos, Peru (June 9)

And Then There Were None: Bohart Museum Spotlighting Xerces Blue Butterfly (June 9)

Behind the Scenes: A Bee Mural to Bee-Hold at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (June 8)

Bee Mural Legend and Photos of UC Davis Students Who Created the Bee Mural (June 8)

Michelle Flenniken, Häagen-Dazs Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Davis, Part of UCSF Team Discovering Four New Honey Bee Viruses (June 7)

Robbin Thorp to Speak on Native Bees at Bee Celebration in Mill Valley (June 2)

Bohart Museum to Focus on June Bugs on June 5 (June 1)

May 2011

Professor James R. Carey and the UCTV Seminars: Behind the Scenes (May 27)

Understanding Honey Bee Immune System Crucial to Battling the Declining Honey Bee Population (May 26)

Thrips Show Altered Feeding Behavior when Infected with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus; Research by Candice Stafford, Diane Ullman and Gregory Walker (May 24)

Gary Felton to Deliver the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Seminar on May 25 (May 19)
About His Major Professor: Sean Duffey

Craig Wheelock Selected to Give Alumni Lecture at UC Davis (May 19)

Hands Across the Educational Borders: UC Davis Part of Graduate Student Exchange Program Between Brazil (May 13)

Exciting Diabetes Research from Hammock Lab; Severity of Complications Reduced (May 12)

Rob Page Appointed Vice Provost, Dean of Arizona State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (May 12)

Lora Morandin to Discuss 'Restoring Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes' (May 12)

April 2011

UC Davis Undergraduate Insect Honors Program: Deadline to Apply Is May 15 (April 28)

Moth-er's Day, Lepidopteran-Style at Bohart Museum on Saturday, May 7 (April 28)

Robert Kimsey: The Fly Man of Alcatraz: Researching Annoying Flies on 'The Rock' (April 27)

Molecular-Geneticist Joanna Chiu Leads Groundbreaking Research on Circadian Rhythms; Work Published in Journal Cell (April 26)

Hannah Burrack, UC Davis Alum, Receives "Future Leader" IPM Award (April 21)

Matan Shelomi, Kelly Hamby, Katharina Ullmann and Irina Shapiro: NSF Grants (April 21)

'Fly Man of Alcatraz' Robert Kimsey to Address Northern California Entomology Society on May 5 (April 19)

Groundbreaking Research on Dengue Transmission: Thomas Scott, Louis Lambrechts and Colleagues (April 18)

Professor Jay Rosenheim: UC Davis Distinguished Teaching Award for Undergraduate Teaching (April 18)

UC Davis Picnic Day Crowds Go for the Bugs (April 16)

Sarah Dalrymple Named Recipient of Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (April 15)

UC Davis Department of Entomology Gearing Up for Picnic Day (April 8)

March 2011

Frank Zalom Described as 'Wonderful Recipient' of Woodworth Award (March 29)

They Got a Lot of Gall: What Researches Found in Oak Gall Study (March 29)

Spring Seminar Schedule Announced (March 23)

'Bio Boot Camp' at UC Davis/Sagehen Is Just for Young Teens (March 18)

UC Davis Linnaean Team to Compete in Hawaii (March 18)

Western Apicultural Society Conference: March 31 Deadline (March 18)

World Malaria Day on UC Davis Campus: Monday, April 25 (March 18)

Listen to Eric Mussen's Talk on "Hints for Backyard Beekeeping" (March 18)

Pacific Branch of ESA Selects Kelly Hamby as Branch Winner for National Lillian and Alex Feir Graduate Student Award (March 17)

Walter Leal Lab Discovers Generic Insect Repellent Detector That Could Lead to More Effective Repellents (March 16)

Frank Zalom Receives C. W. Woodworth Award (March 11)

Free Musical Program March 15; Eric Mussen to Sing Doo-Wop (March 10)

Marla Spivak to Speak at Bee Symposium March 19 in Sebastopol (March 9)

UC Davis Pain Research May Pave the Way to Understanding and Controlling Chronic Pain (March 8)

Ants to be Featured at Bohart Museum of Entomology on Sunday, March 13 (March 8)

Bonnie Blaimer Wins National Science Foundation Grant (March 2)

Art Shapiro: The Butterfly Man (from Sacramento News & Review) March 3

February 2011

Michael Parrella Inducted Into California Floriculture Hall of Fame (Feb. 28)

Hugh Dingle To Lecture in Frontiers in Physiology Series (Feb. 28)

Ag Sciences Ranked No. 1 in the Country (Feb. 14)

Valentine's Day: "V Day Is Bee Day" (Feb. 11)

Noted Science Educator to Give Two Lectures on Friday, Feb. 11 in Briggs (Feb. 4)

January 2011

Professor Art Shapiro Wins 40th Annual Cabbage White Butterfly Competition (Jan. 31)

Department of Entomology Sponsoring Series of Lectures on Apiculture (Jan. 27)

Wool Carder Bee Is Not the Terrorist Some Folks Think It Is (Jan. 27)

Frank Zalom to Discuss Light Brown Apple Moth at Nor Cal Entomology Society Meeting (Jan. 26)

Shotgun Approach to Drugs: Bruce Hammock Lab Featured in Chemical and Engineering News (Jan. 24)

Angela Smilanich Exploring Insect-Plant Interactions; Lecture on Jan. 26 (Jan. 19)

Bohart Museum Providing Special Weekend Hours: First One Jan. 23 (Jan. 19)

BYOB Really Means 'Bring Your Own Bug'; UC Davis Linnaean Team Visits TV Station (Jan. 18)

Consilience of Art and Science Exhibit Opens Jan. 14 at Pence Gallery (Jan. 12)

Professor Frank Zalom, IPM Specialist, Named AAAS Fellow (Jan. 11)

Eric Mussen Interviewed on CCD by Argentina Radio Station (Jan. 11)

Malaria-Proof Mosquito Makes Time Magazine's Best Inventions (Jan. 7)

Rebecca Trout-Fryxell Receives Prestigious Entomology Award (Jan. 6)

Declining Bumble Bee Population Alarming: Interview with Robbin Thorp (Jan. 4)

December 2010

Butterfly Contest: Pitcher of Beer for a Cabbage White (Dec. 31)

UC Davis Linnaean Team Does Well at ESA meeting (Dec. 31)

Photos from the 58th annual ESA Meeting (Dec. 20)

Winter Seminar Series Announced: Speakers for Jan. 5-March 9 (Dec. 17)

'The 12 Days of Christmas? No, 'The 13 Bugs of Christmas!' ( Dec. 17)

UC Davis Entomology in Spotlight at ESA Meeting (Dec. 10)

Stacy Hishinuma Wins Scholarship: Researching Thousand Cankers Disease (Dec. 10)

Wittko Francke Tells Seminar Nature Is World of Scents--Not a Source of Noise (Dec. 8)

Doctoral Candidate Ashley Horton Receives Scholarship to Help Finance Malaria Research (Dec. 7)

Noted Chemical Ecologist Wittko Francke to Give Entomology Seminar on Dec. 8 (Dec. 3)

Honey Bee Expert Norm Gary Writes Book: "Honey Bee Hobbyist: The Care and Keeping of Bees" (Dec. 2)

Bohart Insect Collection Kit Makes Top Three Gift List for Naturalists on Martha Stewart Living (Dec. 1)

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Pollination Ecologist Katharina Ullmann on a Mission (Dec. 1)

November 2010

Chemical Ecologist Walter Leal Featured in AAAS Spotlight (Nov. 30)

Targeting Malaria: In Search of a Vaccine (Seminar by Peter Billingsley) (Nov. 30)

Entomology-Affiliated Artists Showing 'Bee Work' at Pence Gallery (Nov. 19)

Dec. 15 Deadline to Enter Art/Science Fusion Show at Pence Gallery (Nov. 19)

Erin Wilson to Discuss Yellowjacket Invasions in Hawaii and Impacts (Nov. 17)

Hugh Dingle Quoted in LifeScience Interview on 'Why Do Animals Migrate?" (Nov. 10)

Two UC Davis Bee Specialists to Addresss State Beekeepers' Conference (Nov. 10)

This Bug's for You: Bohart Open House on Nov. 14 and Dec. 11 (Nov. 9)

Hugh Dingle to Discuss Rapidly Evolving Soapberry Bugs (Nov. 1)

Thomas Scott on Dengue: Blog/Podcast on Discover website (Nov. 1)

What Is Medical Entomology? Thomas Scott to Teach Winter Course (Nov. 1)

October 2010

Beetles, Mites, Termites and More at Northern California Entomology Society Meeting (Oct. 26)

Frank Zalom Wins ESA's Integrated Pest Management Award (Oct. 22)

UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program Spearheading Innovative Art Show at Pence Gallery (Oct. 22)

Robbin Thorp's Bumble Bee Research Wins Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship Award (Oct. 15)

Murray Isman, Noted Expert on Botanical Insecticides, to Deliver the Leigh Distinguished Seminar Oct. 27. (Oct. 14)

Bee Breeder-Geneticist Susan Cobey Now Has Dual Appointment:UC Davis and WSU (Oct. 14)

Check out the Department's Fall Seminars (Oct. 13)

Professor James Carey and Peter Wainwright Named Fellows of California Academy of Sciences (Oct. 7)

CCD Going to Be With Us For Awhile, Mussen Says at Sacramento Benefit for Honey Bee Haven (Oct. 7)

UC Davis Researchers Anton Cornel and Gregory Lanzaro Co-Author Milestone Research on Culex quinquefasciatus Genome-Sequencing (Oct. 5)

Recruitment for Apiculture Position (Oct. 1)

September 2010

Why Females Go Cannibalistic: Yao Hua Law Seminar (Sept. 30)

Meet Molecular Geneticist Joanna Chiu, Newest Faculty Member (Sept. 30)

Bruce Hammock Featured in Environmental Factor Newsletter (Sept. 30)

UC Davis Entomology Graduate Program Rated in Top 5 Percent in Country (Sept. 28)

Can You Bee-Lieve These Pin-Up Girls? Second Annual North American Bee Calendar (Sept. 27)

Neal Williams Grant Receives USDA Grant to Improve Pollinator Habitat Plantings Nationwide (Sept. 24)

‘Bee Informed’ Reception on Sept. 29 to Benefit UC Davis Honey Bee Haven; Sponsored by Citizen Hotel/Grange Restaurant (Sept. 22)

Frances Sivakoff, Alex Van Dam Win Robert and Peggy van den Bosch Scholarships (Sept. 22)

A Question That Bugs Beginners: How to Make an Insect Collection (Sept. 19)

Fall Entomology Seminars Set Sept. 29 Through Dec. 1 (Sept 19)

Breaking Up the Ant Super Colony (News Article Mentions Phil Ward, Alex Wild (Sept. 15)

This Bee Suit Suits Him Just Fine: Retired Professor and Bee Wrangler Norman Gary on History Channel Sept. 16 (Sept. 15)

UC Davis Scientists Find Link Between Arthritic Pain Reliever and Cardiovascular Events; Research in Rodents (Sept. 6)

August 2010

'Miss Bee Haven' Sculpture in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven and Who Created It (Aug. 25)

Thousand Cankers Disease Spreading; Detected in Tennessee (Aug. 9)

Malaria Researcher Anna Drexler Receives NIH Fellowship (Aug. 6)

July 2010

Tara Thiemann, Jenny Carlson Win Hazeltine Memorial Fellowships for Mosquito Research (July 19)

Bruce Hammock, Thomas Scott Elected ESA Fellows (July 28)

Robbin Thorp: On a Mission to Save Franklin's Bumble Bee (July 27)

Michael Parrella Elected to California Floriculture Hall of Fame (July 23)

UC Davis Scientists Turn Into Water Warriors ~ See Photos (July 19)

Two UC Davis Bee Specialists to Address WAS Meeting (July 19)

Art Is Where the Community Is: Blending Art with Science at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (July 15)

Photos from Community Night: Blending Art With Science at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (July 15)

Hammock Lab Sets Annual Water Balloon Fight (July 12)

Peter Cranston of UC Davis and Tom Miller of UC Riverside Blogging About Bugs (July 12)

Bruce Hammock to Lecture, COSMOS Distinguished Lecture Series (July 6)

Bruce Hammock in the News About Diabetes (July 5)

June 2010

Top Communications Award, News Writing, Goes to UC Davis Department of Entomology (June 10)

Grand Opening of Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven Set Sept. 11 (June 6)

Peter Cranston Selected to Blog During UK National Insect Week (June 1)

Andrew Sutherland Training Honey Bees to Detect Powdery Mildew; Watch Video on SmartPlanet (June 1)

May 2010

Florian Altermatt to Discuss Butterflies and Moths (May 19)

Sen. Gary Hart Calls for New Security Measures to Battle Terrorism; Professor Carey's Class (May 19)

Leslie Sandberg and Mai Nguyen Receive Coveted UC Davis Excellence Awards (May 19)

Bee-Themed Art Show a Success (May 19)

Entomology Represented in UC Davis Annual Report (May 17)

All About Thousand Cankers Disease: What's Killing the Black Walnuts (May 17)

Andrea Lucky to Speak on Evolutionary History of Ants (May 10)

Superfund Program Grant Renewal: $13.2 Million Grant to Study Health Effects of Hazardous Chemicals (May 10)

Sarah Wheeler Wins National Student Research Competition Sponsored by American Mosquito Control Association (May 4)

Chemical Ecologists Walter Leal and Zain Syed Make Groundbreaking Discovery (May 3)

April 2010

'Moth-er's Day" at the Bohart Museum of Entomology (April 30)

Bee Art Show Artists Gearing Up for Benefit for Honey Bee Research at UC Davis (April 30)

Oak Discovery Day on Sunday, May 2 in the Shields Oak Grove (April 30)

Nor Cal Entomology Society Meeting Set May 6 at Laidlaw Facility; Carey and Thorp to Speak (April 22)

Entomologists Praise Ian Kennedy, Winner of Charles P. Nash Prize (April 22)

Michael Parrella, Frank Zalom and Larry Godfrey Win Distinguished Awards from Pacific Branch of ESA (April 13)

Andrew Pedersen Receives Larry Larson Award from Pacific Branch of ESA (April 13)

Chemical Ecologist Walter Leal Wins Prestigious C. W. Woodworth Award (April 12)

UC Davis Wins Second at Linnaean Games at PBESA (April 12)

Entomologists Gearing Up for UC Davis Picnic Day on April 17 (April 7)

Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility Receiving Support from Gimbal's Fine Candies: Honey Lovers (April 2)

March 2010

Spreading the Word About Honey Bees and Agriculture: Lynn Kimsey, Eric Mussen (March 23)

Grad Students Preparing for Linnaean Games (March 19)

Spring Seminar Series: March 31-May 26 (March 16)

Molecular Research Crucial to Malaria Control, Says UC Davis Chemical Ecologist Walter Leal (March 12)

Honey Bee Research to Benefit from Bee Art Show (March 10)

What Has Six Legs and Is Green All Over? (March 9)

February 2010

Tara Thiemann Wins William C. Reeves New Investigator Award (Feb. 26)

Eric Mussen Wins Statewide Pedro Ilic Ag Educator Award (Feb. 24)

Rosemary Gillespie Seminar on Feb. 24 (Feb. 19)

Robbin Thorp to Speak on Native Bees at 2010 Bee Symposium, Set March 7 in Sebastopol (Feb. 19)

Basia Irland to Speak on "Water Library: International Art Projects" (Feb. 10)

Bohart Museum Adds Weekend Hours; Valentine's Theme Set (Feb. 9)

Anurag Agrawal Wins Coveted David Starr Jordan Prize; He Received His Ph.D. from UC Davis Under Rick Karban (Feb. 5)

The Insects, Authored by Gullan and Cranston, Available in Early March in United States (Feb. 5)

January 2010

Walter Leal Featured in LiveScience; Why Human Blood Drives Mosquitoes Wild (Jan. 22)

Lynn Kimsey to Appear on Life After People Series on History Channel (Jan. 22)

Butterflies Reeling from Climate Change and Land Development (Jan. 19)

Northern California Entomology Society Meets Feb. 4 (Jan. 13)

Why Insects Prefer Some Non-Native Oaks and Shun Others (Jan. 12)

Wild Bumble Bees Teeter on the Brink of Extinction; Conservation Groups, Robbin Thorp Ask the USDA to Protect Wild Bumble Bees (Jan. 12)

James Carey Featured in Science Magazine: From Medfly to Moth: Raising a Buzz of Dissent (Jan. 8)

Winter Seminar Schedule Announced: Jan. 6-March 10 (Jan. 4)

December 2009

Vern Burton Didn't Set Out to Become an Entomologist (Dec. 18)

Rick Karban, Jay Rosenheim Named AAAS Fellows (Dec. 17)

Honey Bee and Native Pollinator Research at UC Davis (download PDF) (Dec. 17)

Three UC Professors Named ESA Fellows: Walter Leal, Brian Federici and Alexander Raikhel (Dec. 17)

Bee Biology Web Site Lauded (Dec. 15)

Kelly Liebman, Wei Xu Receive William Hazeltine Memorial Fellowship Awards for Mosquito Research (Dec. 14)

Advanced Beekeeping Courses Scheduled in Spring at Laidlaw Facility (Dec. 10)

Susan Cobey Receives California State Beekeepers' Association's Distinguished Service Award (Dec. 9)

Fall Edition of Bug Bytes (Dec. 8)

November 2009

Noted Scientists Maurice and Catherine Tauber Honored by California Academy of Sciences (Nov. 13)

Helping Honey Bee Research at UC Davis: Nov. 5-11 through TwitCause (Nov. 4)

Scientist of the Year Has Close Ties to UC Davis and Bruce Hammock (Nov. 4)

Eric Mussen to be Keynote Speaker at California State Beekeepers' Association Conference (Nov. 4)

October 2009

Martin C. Birch, Former Chair of UC Davis Department of Entomology, Dies at 65 (Oct. 30)

Updates on Light Brown Apple Moth and Honey Bee Regulatory Research at Nor Cal Ent Society Meeting (Oct. 29)

'Reproductive Ground Plan' for Honey Bees That Began at UC Davis (Rob Page) Is Featured in Science (Oct. 28)

Bohart Unveils Three New Displays at Open House (Oct. 28)

Walter Leal and Zain Syed Identify Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes to Humans (Oct. 26)

Bee-Lieving in Honey Bee Research (Oct. 23)

Honey Bees Trained to Detect Explosives, Narcotics (Oct. 20)

What Insects Tell Us About Lifespan, Aging, Death (Oct. 14)

September 2009

UC Davis Malaria Researcher to Washington, D. C. (Sept. 30)

Fall Seminars Set Oct. 7 through Dec. 2 (Sept. 29)

Gulf Fritillary, Showy Orange-Red Butterfly, Is Back (Sept. 23)

Brazilian Students Are 'Ag Ambassadors' in Walter Leal's Chemical Ecology Lab (Sept.17)

DPR Grant Awarded to Michael Parrella Aims to Reduce Pesticide Use (Sept. 16)

Campus Buzzway, a Wildflower Walkway, Is All the Buzz at UC Davis (Sept. 15)

Chemical Ecologist Walter Leal Named an ESA Fellow (Sept. 3)

Show Me the Honey: UC Davis Nutritionist Extols Virtues of Honey (Sept. 3)

August 2009

Researchers Seek New Answers to Old Strawberry Pests (Aug. 28)

Bee Breeder-Geneticist Susan Cobey Wins Western Apicultural Society Award (Aug. 26)

Western Tiger Swallowtail Back in Davis (Aug. 14)

Bee Biology Web Site Launched (Aug. 13)

July 2009

Larry Godfrey Named to Invasive Species Council's Advisory Committee (July 24)

Human Movement Plays Critical Role in Disease Transmission (July 21)

Michael Parrella Heads UC Davis Department of Entomology (July 17)

Bruce's Big Balloon Battle at Briggs: 15 Minutes of Aim (July 17)

At Bohart Museum, These Leaves Are Made for Walking (July 15)

It's Back: Bruce's Big Balloon Battle at Briggs (July 14)

Jun Yang Receives Elizabeth Nash Memorial Award for Cystic Fibrosis Research (July 14)

Beetle and Fungus One-Two Punch Threatens Black Walnut Trees, Scientists Warn (July 2)

Research: Mosquitoes Killing Mosquitoes (July 2)

June 2009

Baxter House Is No More; Fire Department Burns Building on Bee Biology Road (June 30)

Native Pollinator Specialist Neal Williams Joins UC Davis Department of Entomology (June 25)

UC Davis Grant Zeroes in on Novel Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment (June 19)

Plant Communication: Sagebrush Engage in Self-Recognition and Warn of Danger (June 19)

Robbin Thorp to Speak at Smithsonian on 'Western Bumble Bees in Peril' (June 17)

'Honey Bee Health, Diseases' Topics at Western Apicultural Society Conference (June 10)

Zain Syed Receives Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Research Award (June 8)

Honey Bee Geneticist Robert Page Elected to Prestigious Germany Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (June 5)

A Fusion of Art and Science: Art and Science in Buehler and Bohart (June 1)

May 2009

Citations for Excellence Awards for Susan Cobey, Susan Ragsdale (May 22)

Archived Webinars: Listen to the Noonhour Seminars (May 22)

Delivering IPM to Central Asia (Frank Zalom Part of Team) (May 22)
Blogspot: Michigan State's Joy Landis Blogging About Central Asian Trip

Frank Zalom Part of Team Receiving International IPM Award (May 22)

Spring Edition of Bug Bytes Published (May 21)

Oscar Bacon: The Oscar of All Trades (May 21)

Jay Rosenheim Wins Outstanding Teaching Award (May 21)

Franklin's Bumble Bee May Be Extinct, UC Davis Researcher Robbin Thorp Says (May 21)

Vietnam Contingent Visits Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility (May 20)

Eleven-Year-Old Raises $733 for Honey Bee Research at UC Davis (May 19)

William Ja to Lecture on 'Bugs and Drugs: Manipulations of Drosophila Lifespan'
(May 11)
Visiting Scientist John Pollard to Lecture at Harry H. Laidlaw Honey Bee Research Facility on May 8 (May 3)

John McCutcheon to Deliver Lecture on 'Big Metabolic Contributions from the Small Bacterial Symbiont Genomes of Sap-Feeding Insects' (May 3)

Joanna Chiu to Deliver Lecture on 'Setting the Pace of the Circadian Oscillator in Fruit Flies by Posttranslational Modifications of Clock Proteins' (May 1)

April 2009

Integrated Pest Management of Thrips in Timothy Grass: Nor-Cal Entomology Society (April 30)

Noah Whiteman to Deliver Lecture on 'Mining Plant and Insect Herbivore Genomes" (April 23)

Insect Molecular Biology Seminars (April 22)

Listen to the Entomology Noon Seminars Via Webcasting, Live and Archived (April 21)

Roach Races, Termite Trails, Maggot Art at UC Davis Picnic Day (April 9)

Saving the Western Hercules Beetles and Helping the Bohart Museum (April 6)

Harvard Biomedical Engineer to Speak on ‘Idea Translation through Fusion of Art and Science’ (April 2)

March 2009

Insect Identification Expert Lynn Kimsey Featured in Television Documentary on Landmark Homicide Case (March 27)

Andrea Lucky Wins Graduate Student Teaching Award (March 26)

Spring Seminars Set April 8 - June 3 (March 26)

Pest Management Specialist Charles Summers Win Prestigious Woodworth Award (March 25)

UC Cooperative Extension Team Wins Circle of Life Award (March 16)

Combining Art and Science: Insects Showcased in UC Davis-Affiliated Show at Pence Gallery (March 11)

Honey Bee Display Wins Regional Award: Eric Mussen (March 10)

Bee Population Declining, But Queen Bee-Rearing Classes Booming (March 10)

Apiculturist Eric Mussen Featured on BBC (March 5)

February 2009

UC Davis Bench-to-Bedside Research (Bruce Hammock): Promising Treatment for Diabetes, Hypertension and Inflammatory Disorders (Feb. 26)

Sausalito Team Wins Häagen-Dazs-UC Davis Honey Bee Haven Design Competition (Feb. 26)

Artist Eduardo Kac to Speak on “Telepresence and Bio Art” March 5 at UC Davis Centennial Colloquium (Feb. 24)

UC Davis Department of Entomology Participating in Darwin Day on Feb. 23 (Feb. 19)

UC Davis Malaria Researcher Win Surachetpong Wins William C. Reeves New Investigator Award (Feb. 6)

Host Shift Triggers Cascading Effect on Ecosystem, Research Shows (Feb. 5)

January 2009

'Psyllids and Bed Bugs' Topics at Nor Cal Entomology Society Meeting (Jan. 29)

Ferocious-Looking, Green-Eyed Buzzing Insects Are 'Teddy Bears' (Jan. 26)

Pest Control Research Leads to Newly Discovered Drug That Reduces Heart Enlargement (Jan. 22)

The Young Bee Crusaders: Working to Save the Honey Bees (Jan. 14)

Timothy Prout, Emeritus Professor, Dies at 85 (Jan. 9)

Community Ecologist Louie Yang Joins UC Davis Department of Entomology Faculty (Jan. 6)

Entomology Noon-Hour Seminars Scheduled Jan. 7-March 11 (Jan. 4)

December 2008

'Startling' Results of School Science Project Lead to New Direction for UC Davis Study of Navel Orangeworm (Dec. 19)

Catherine Chalmers to Speak on "Sex, Food Chains and Cockroaches" on Jan. 7 at Wyatt Pavilion (Dec. 18)

UC Davis Bee Breeder-Geneticist Susan Cobey Schedules Honey Bee Insemination Classes (Dec. 15)

New Acclaim for Bohart Musem's California Dogface Butterfly Poster (Dec. 11)

To Bee or Not to Bee T-Shirt Wins EGSA Competition (Dec. 9)

Bee Friendly Garden Design Competition, Sponsored by Häagen-Dazs, Under Way at UC Davis (Dec. 8)

Mosquito Researcher Wei Xu Wins Two Awards at Entomological Society of America Meeting (Dec. 8)

November 2008

Michael Branstetter Wins President's Prize at ESA Meeting (Nov. 24)
‘Sight Unseen’ Public Lecture Launches Centennial Colloquium at UC Davis (Nov. 4)

October 2008

Medical Entomology Course Offered for Winter Quarter; Professor Thomas Scott (Oct. 30)

UC Davis Scientists Receive $4 Million Grant to Study Biodiversity in Indonesia (Oct. 30)

Almond Pest Management Team to Receive Major Award at ESA Annual Meeting (Oct. 27)

Stress Reliever: Horror Stress Balls at the Bohart Museum (Oct. 24)

Invasive Pests to Take Over Northern California Entomology Society Meeting (Oct. 23)

Bohart Senior Museum Scientist Steve Heydon Featured on Fox 40's "Spider Web Invasion" (Oct. 15)

Photos from the Fall Seminars (Beginning Oct. 1)

UC Davis Bee Specialists Partnering with State Apiary Board (Oct. 15)

A Film Not to Miss: Mayhem in the Insect World (Oct.10)

Chemical Ecologist Walter Leal Wins Major ESA Award (Oct. 9)

Building a Better Bee: New World and Old World Unite (featuring Susan Cobey) (Oct. 8)

Common House Fly Has Its Own Season: 'Spring, Summer, Fly and Winter' (Oct. 6)

DEET Research Takes Center Stage (Oct. 6)

September 2008

A Different Kind of 'Home Invasion': Robber Bees (Sept. 30)

Fall Seminars Set Oct. 1 through Dec. 3 (Sept. 25)

Ag Secretary Kawamura, State Apiary Board to Meet at Laidlaw Facility Oct. 3 (Sept. 25)

Centennial: Entomology Department Making a Difference (Sept. 22)

Work Party at Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility (Sept.15)

UC Davis Chemical Ecologist Walter Leal Receives Medal of Science from Brazilian Congress of Entomology (Sept. 5)

UC Davis Entomologists Michael Parrella and Frank Zalom Named ESA Fellows (Sept. 3)

August 2008

Entomology Department Launches Bug Bytes Newsletter (Aug. 29)

No More Big Stink: UC Davis Researchers Discover Scent that Lures Mosquitoes, but Humans Can’t Smell It (Aug. 26)

The Secret of DEET: Walter Leal, Zain Syed Announce Groundbreaking Research on Mode of Action (Aug. 18)

Bruce's Big Balloon Battle at Briggs (Aug. 15)

Insect Virus Researcher Michelle Flenniken Named Häagen-Dazs Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis (Aug. 6)

Hillary Thomas Receives $15,000 Van Den Bosch Scholarship for Biocontrol Research (Aug. 6)

Frank Zalom Nominated for ESA Vice President-Elect (Aug. 1)

Bees Hitch Ride on UC Van (Aug. 1)

July 2008

Christine Hegedus Receives Prestigious NEIHS Training Grant (July 31)

Thar's Gold in Them Thar Halls (July 25)

Building a Better Bee: Genetic Stock from Turkey's Caucasian Bees (July 23)

Eric Mussen and Susan Cobey on National Public Radio; Declining Bee Population (July 18)

Susan Cobey on NBC's The Today Show (July 16)

Record-Breaking Heat Wreaking Havoc on Honey Bees, Too (July 9)

Tom Scott: On the Trail of Dengue, a Disease With No Vaccine, No Cure (July 3)

UC Davis Doctoral Candidate Win Surachetpong Receives Bill and Melinda Gates Award to Present Malaria Research in Bangkok (July 3)

UC Davis Researcher Todd Harris Receives Training Grant to Study Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Preventing Heart Disease (July 2)

June 2008

Research on Insects Leads to New Treatments for High Blood Pressure (June edition of CSREES newsletter)

UC Davis Research Could Lead to 'No Scent, No Sex' for Japanese Beetle (June 16)

Bruce Hammock Receives UC Davis Distinguished Teaching Award (June 12)

Graduate Students Receive Degrees (June 12)

Tara Thiemann, Ashley Horton Receive William Hazeltine Student Research Fellowships (June 11)

UC Davis Entomologist Phil Ward Leads 'Bug Boot Camp' (June 11)

Nate Hardy Receives Kinsella Memorial Prize (June 5)

Troubled Bee Colonies Go It Alone (Washington Independent, with Eric Mussen) (June 4)

Top News Writing Award to UC Davis Entomology Department's Communications Specialist (June 1)

May 2008

UC Davis Malaria Researcher Wins Fulbright to Do Research in Kenya (May 28)

UC Davis Entomology Staff's Citations for Excellence and a Distinguished Team Award (May 28)

Rebuilding the UC Davis Bee Biology Program (May 23)

Fran Keller Wins Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award (May 22)

EGSA Announces Poster Competition Winners (May 16)

No-see-ums in Feeding Frenzy This Time of Year (May 15)

How to Donate to the Bee Biology Program (May 15)

How to Subscribe to the UC Apiary Newsletters (May 15)

April 2008

Governor Lauds Bohart Museum's Dogface Butterfly Poster (April 28)

'Invasion of Ants' at Bohart Museum; Pacific Invasive Ants Poster (April 25)

Building a Better Bee (Article in Delaware Messenger featuring Susan Cobey (April 25)

'Dragonflies, Mayflies and Nematodes' Topics at Northern California Entomology Society Meeting (April 24)

Get a Taste of Honey, Watch the Roach Races, Create Maggot Art at UC Davis Picnic Day (April 15)

Students Get Special (Governor Office-Arranged) Tour of Bohart Museum of Entomology (April 3)

Second Annual UC Davis Malaria Awareness Day Set April 25 (April 3)

UC Davis Bee Specialist Eric Mussen Receives Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension from ESA (April 1)

March 2008

Mosquito Researcher-Grad Student Chris Barker Receives ESA Award (March 31)

Noon Seminars for Spring Quarter; April 2-June 4 in 122 Briggs (March 26)

Soil Ecologist Recruitment Seminar on April 8: Louie Yang to Speak on 'The Ecology of Resource Pulses and Other Extreme Events' (March 19)

Shirley Gee to Speak April 7 on 'Immonoassay Methods for Pesticide Exposure Monitoring': Western Center for Ag Health and Safety (March 19)

Diane Ullman Receives Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity and Community (March 14)

Eric Mussen Featured March 12 on Good Morning America's "Why Are Bees Vanishing?" (March 12)

Lynn Kimsey Named Interim Chair of the Department of Entomology (March 10)

Reward: Undergraduate Research Posters for EGSA Contest (March 10)

February 2008

Häagen-Dazs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Honey Bee Biology (Feb. 22)

Noted Honey Bee Stock Back at UC Davis (Feb. 20)

'Honey-Do' List at Harry Laidlaw Facility Now Shorter, Thanks to Häagen-Dazs Donation (Feb. 19)

Congressional Office 'Bugged with Insect Art' (Feb. 8)

January 2008

Learn How to Inseminate Queen Bees; Specialized Classes to Promote Stock Improvement (Jan. 31)

UC Davis Entomology Club Sets Reorganizational Meeting Jan. 25 (Jan. 23)

Noted Entomologist Lester E. Ehler Trading Insect Net for Fishing Net (Jan. 17)

Northern California Entomology Society to Focus on Exotic Pests (Jan. 14)

UC Davis Entomology Department to Host 42nd Annual U.S.-Japan Parasitic Diseases Meeting (Jan. 9) See photos

UC Davis Mosquito Researchers to Speak at Statewide Conference (Jan. 9)

UC Davis Entomology Department to Host U.S.-Japan Parasitic Diseases Meeting (Jan. 9)

How Do You Give Termites Indigestion? That and Other Topics at Winter Seminar Series (Jan. 2)

USDA Program Leader to Discuss Future of Federally Funded Agricultural Research (Jan. 2)

Thomas Leigh: The Cotton Entomologist Behind the Distinguished Alumni Seminars (Jan. 2)

December 2007

Plight of the Bumble Bee: Vanishing Bumble Bees Alarming, Says UC Davis Entomologist Robbin Thorp (Dec. 21)

Three UC Davis Entomologists Receive Mosquito Research Grants (Dec. 21)

UC Davis Graduate Student Nate Hardy Wins President's Prize at ESA Conference (Dec. 14)

UC Davis Well Represented at Entomological Society of America Conference: See Schedule (Dec. 7)

Antibacterial Chemical Disrupts Hormone Activities, Study Finds (Bruce Hammock in Science Daily, Dec. 7)

Entomology Noon-Hour Seminars Begin Jan. 9 (Dec. 7)

Bee Pollination Biologist Recruitment Seminars Scheduled Dec. 6-Jan. 31 (Dec. 4)

Art Show Featuring Diane Ullman's Students on Wednesday, Dec. 5 (Dec. 4)

November 2007

UC Davis Entomology Program Ranked Best in the Country (Nov. 27)
Students to Present Research on Careers at Annual Career Exploration Poster Session in Freeborn Hall (Nov. 26)
2007 Honors and Awards: Entomology Faculty, Students and Staff (Nov. 14)

Noted Vectorborne Disease Expert Barry Beaty to Speak on 'Medical Entomology/Vector Biology: A Road Map for Sustainability in the 21st Century' See PDF of PowerPoint Presentation (Nov. 14)

Bad News for Bees: Eric Mussen (Plumas County News, Nov. 7)

Bruce Hammock to Speak on Pioneeering Inflammation Research (Nov. 7)

Second Edition of Invertebrate Pathology Field Manual Published; Edited by Lawrence Lacey of USDA and Harry Kaya of UC Davis (Nov. 7)

James Carey Interviewed on Santa Cruz Radio Station KUSP on Light Brown Apple Moth: Talk of the Bay's J.D. Hillard (Nov. 7)

Applications Due Dec. 7 for William C. Reeves New Investigator Award (Nov. 7)

Bee Breeder-Geneticist Susan Cobey in Lancaster, Pa. News Story (Nov. 6)

October 2007

Bumble Bee Researcher Robbin Thorp Interviewed on Capital Public Radio (Oct. 29)
Insight: A UC Davis researcher says a species of bumble bee has disappeared from Northwestern California and Southwestern Oregon. Professor Robbin Thorp tells you about the mysterious case he's been studying.
Thomas Scott Named AAAS Fellow for Pioneering Work on Mosquito-Borne Diseases (Oct. 25)
George Kennedy: Distinguished Seminar Series: 'Entomology in Academia: Where Do We Go From Here?' View his PowerPoint presentation (Oct. 24)

UC Davis Medical Entomology Bruce Eldridge Receives Coveted International Award; One of Only 15 Ever Awarded (Oct. 23)

Medflies, Thrips and Endangered Beetle on Northern California Entomology Club Agenda (Oct. 23)

UC Davis Entomologist Frank Zalom to Lead Team of U.S. Scientists to China in Two-Week Agricultural Exchange (Oct. 16) See photos and news story from China visit.

Bee Specialist Eric Mussen Fingers Prime Suspects in "BSI: The Case of the Disappearing Bees" View Video of Lecture (Oct. 16)

Three-Day Thrips Workshop at UC Davis Funded by Biosecurity Grant (Oct. 10)

'Plight of the Bumble Bee': Bumble Bee Researcher Robbin Thorp on National Public Radio, Jefferson City, Ore. (Oct. 10)
(Type "Plight of the Bumble Bee" or "bumblebee" as keyword (s) in Audio Archive Search text box to reach the "Plight of the Bumble Bee" interview.)

May Berenbaum Cancels UC Davis Appearances; Eric Mussen to Deliver Public Lecture on Oct. 9 (Oct. 6)

Harry Kaya Named Fellow of Entomological Society of America (Oct. 5)

September 2007

In the News: Those Tiny Bugs You See Are Just a Sign of Love (Marin Independent Journal, Sept. 27, with UC Davis entomologist Larry Godfrey as source)

Medfly Infestation in Dixon 'One of Many Isolated Pockets of Medfly Infestations in California,' UC Davis Entomologist James Carey Says (Sept. 19)

Eric Mussen to Discuss ‘BSI: The Case of the Disappearing Bees’ at UC Davis Department of Entomology Public Lecture (Sept. 18)
One-Stop Shopping Shopping for Vectorborne Disease Surveillance in California (Sept. 14)

Love is in the Air: Pheremone Recognition (Walter Leal's Research Lands Cover of Structure Journal (Sept. 11)

Where Does Honey Come From? Bee Breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey Interviewed on Good Morning, Sacramento (Used with permission, Good Morning, Sacramento, CBS 13)

August 2007

Honey Bee Specialist Eric Mussen on YouTube (Used with permission, KRON-TV, San Francisco)

How Do You Spell R-E-L-I-E-F? 'Water Warriors' in Bruce Hammock Labs Know How (Aug. 31)

UC Davis Entomology Contingent Serves as ‘America’s Agricultural Ambassadors' (Aug. 31)

UC Davis Researcher Ayala Luria Receives $270,000 Grant to Study Tobacco-Caused Disease (Aug. 22)

Grant to Examine Whether Fish Oils Will Reverse Kidney Disease (Aug. 22)

UC Davis Bee Breeder-Geneticist Susan Cobey Building a Better Bee ~ See photos (Aug. 17)

Walter Leal Receives International Award for Innovative Insect Communication Research (Aug. 8)

July 2007

Bohart Museum Sparking Interest in State Insect: Rarely Seen in Nature, Rarely Recognized (July 12)

Hannah Burrack Accepts Faculty Position at North Carolina State University (July 10)

UC Davis Entomologists Targeting Light Brown Apple Moth (July 9)

UC Davis Spotlight: Nature's Gallery ( Featuring UC Davis Entomology Professor Diane Ullman) (July 11)

UC Davis Entomologists Participating in Grants Presentation Day (July 2)

June 2007

Targeting Potential Exotic Invasive Pests of Agricultural Crops (June 22)

Two UC Davis Doctoral Students Lisa Reimer and Jacklyn Wong Receive Hazeltine Fellowships to Study Mosquito-Borne Diseases (June 18)

May 2007

Landmark Criminal Case: UC Davis Entomologist Links Insects in Car Radiator with Defendant's Whereabouts (May 30)

Paw-don Me...Is that a...er...BEAR Over There? (May 26)

Bohart Museum Publishes First-of-Its-Kind Dragonfly Poster (May 25)

Nicole Mans, UC Davis Doctoral Student in Entomology, Wins Fulbright to Study Dengue in Peru (May 25)

Entomology Doctoral Candidate Sharon Minnick to Study Vectorborne Diseases in California (May 25)

Citations of Excellence Recipients: Nancy Dullum and Debbie Dritz, 60 Years of Service Between Them (May 22)

Noted Neurobiologist John Hildebrand to Speak at UC Davis Entomology Department's Distinguished Seminar Series (May 3)

UC Davis Doctoral Student Lisa Reimer Receives $2000 Grant to Study Malaria in Mali (May 2)

April 2007

Entomologists to Cover Wide Range of Insects at Northern California Entomology Club Meeting (April 27)

Photo Gallery of 2007 Picnic Day (April 14)

This Bug's for You at UC Davis Picnic Day (April 6)

Richard M. Bohart: A Giant of a Legacy (April 3)

March 2007

Legacy of Excellence Between UC Davis and British Columbia: Scudder Award Presented to Walter Leal (March 20)

Memorial Service for Richard Bohart Set March 31 at UC Davis (March 12)

UC Davis Entomologist Michael Parrella Receives Horticulture Award from Rutgers University (March 8)

Carrie Nielsen Receives Reeves New Investigator Award for Mosquito Research (March 2)

February 2007

UC Mosquito Research Program Seeks Grant Proposals (Feb. 28)

UC Davis Scientist Keira Simmons Recounts Battle with Deadly Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus (Feb. 15)

Dr. Richard Bohart Dies at 93 (Feb. 5)

January 2007

'Honey of an Honor’ for UC Davis Bee Specialist Eric Mussen (Jan. 26)

Northern California Entomology Club: Controlling Mosquitoes and Cockroaches (Jan. 23)

Maggot Art: Innovative Outreach Program Combines Entomology and Art ~ Art in Action ~ Maggot Art Show (Jan. 12)

News Archives (2006 and earlier)

--Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications specialist
UC Davis Department of Entomology
(530) 754-6894